Multiple-use machine.



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CONRAD M. CONRADSON, MADISON; WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGN- MENTS, TO LANDIS TOOL COMPANY, OF WAYNESBORO, PENNSYLVANIA, A. COR- FPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

MULTIPLE-USE MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 22, 1914.

Application filed November 18, 1908, Serial No. 463,320. Renewed January 10, 1912. Serial No. 670,515.

To all whomit may concern Be it known that I, CONRAD M. CONRAD- SON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Madison, in the county of Dane and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and useful Multiple-Use Machine. I

My invention relates to metal working machines, and more particularly to a multiple purpose machine adapted to perform a great part of the work ordinarily found in a machine shop.

A prime object of the invention is to provide in a single machine, mechanism adapting it for boring, milling, drilling, tapping, splining, oil grooving, or rotary planing any work, whether large or small and of whatever shape, the machine being adapted to performany of these. operations at will by easily and quickly made changes in driving connections, and without any disassemblage of parts, or additional attachments whatever to the operative parts.

The machine is so organized that when the driving connections requislte for per forming any one of the multiple operations are brought into action, the machine is adapted to be manipulated and controlled for the particular purpose or use desired, quite as conveniently and effectively as a single purpose machine for similar Work, To this end, I provide a tool carrying spindle or bar with a mounting, and driving connections adapting it to berotated and fed endwise at any one of a desired range of speeds, and with the endwise feed at a variable'selected ratio to the speed of rotation, as required for boring, drilling, etc., it being possible to precisely var'y theendwlse feed relative to the speed of turning of the spindle through a wide range, so that the tool can be made to follow any desired path;

or the tool spindle may be rotated without,

endwise feed as required for milling or rotary planing operations, there being for such operations provision for a' lateral power feed of the tool spindle either vert cally or horizontally at a rate variable as re- .quired; orthe tool spindle or barmay be fed endwise 3 without rotating as required for key slotting,.splining, etc., the arrangement permitting the endwise spindle feed to be combined with a small amount of turning movement to produce spiral grooves for oil passages or the like, it being in fact, possible to produce spiral cuts of any required pitch by utilizing the change gear connections. 7

In the particular machine to be described, the invention is shown as embodied in an apparatus of the horizontal boring machine type for illustrative purposes, but it is to be understood that the invention in its broader aspect is not limited to this particular type of machine, nor to the details of construction thereof.

Another important feature of the invention has to do with mechanism arranged so that a quick and positive power movement to the various operative parts including the tool spindle is imparted by a separate train of gearing which does not operate through the feed change gears but independently and as it were, in a shunt relation thereto.

This separate driving train is not only valuble and important for efl'ecting a quick traverse of the tool in any direction desired ,without depending on or disturbing the connections and adjustments for the gearing which imparts operative movement to the tool, but it is also useful in effecting certain tool movements such as an endwise operation of the tool bar without rotation thereof which could not be carried out were the i drive for efiecting this movement a part of the same train which rotates the'tool bar, the several operating mechanisms however including the rapid traverse having driving connections in common, with the single high.

speed vertical prime driving shaft, with pro vision for individual disconnection. A further feature of the invention consists in a construction wherein. the 'con--' and all the various hand operated controlling devices are so located as to be within convenient reach :of an operator from one position, without requiring him to move about the machindin. running the same.

A still further feature of the invention consists in anl improved form of mechanism for effecting the endwise feed of the toolv spindle in conjunction withthe rotary drive connections with a difier'ential device for controlling a nut which engages a spiral groove in the tool spindle to effect endvvis'e movement thereof when the nut is rotated relative to the spindle. This mechamsm is specially designed to permit the tool spindle tobe rotatedwithout endwise movement or moved endwise without rotation, or rotated with any desired accompaniment of endwise feed as required for the particular work in hand, and the change from any one adjustment to any other is instantly effected by simply shifting a handle to bringthe proper gear connections into action. This spindle controlling mechanism has PI'OVlSlOIi for adjustment, either by hand or power, and the same elements which serve as a power feed of the spindle endwise for boring and slotting-are also adapted to be used in adjusting the tool to, proper position for milling'or rotary planing. I

A further valuable .and important feature of my improved construction is that whereby the tool spindle is driven through a change gear system, enabling a wide range of speeds to be imparted thereto, so that the spindle can be rotatably driven with a relatively slow powerful movement as .re--

quired for boring, rotary planing, and the like, or speeded up to a high rate as is usual for milling,

It willthus be understood that all of the features mentioned cooperate produce a machine adapted to a wide variety of uses a11d which,.when installed in a shop, combinesin'itselfthe functions of a large number of ordinary or single purpose-machines, so that the relatively large expense and extensive floor room required for the mstalla- I tionof a line. of such single purpose machines is avoided.

The above and otherfeatures of the in- T vention will be better understood from the following detailed descrlption, taken 1n connection with the accompanyin drawings,

and will be thereafter pointed-out the"appended claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a front view showing a. horizontal tool spindle I or boring bar mounted in a saddle slidably mounted on a vertical column which is slidably mounted on the horizontal bed of the. machine.

This view also shows a slidably mounted tailsupportand a motor mounted at the top of the vertical column for the saddlethat carries the spindle. Fig. 2, is a side view of what is shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is 'a top-plan view of what 1s shown in Figs. 1 and 2, but with the motor and 1ts supporting cap removed. Fig. '4 isa vertical, sectional view of the saddle'and illustrates mechanism taken on line of Fig.

. 2, and partiallyshows the reversing bevel gears of the driving clutch *mechanism; the

speed-changing mechanism and the spindlefeeding mechanism. Fig. 5 is a horizontal,

sectional view of the saddle, and illustrates nism. Fig." 7 is a sectional view, at line 7- 7 of Fig. 1,.showing details of concentric hand-wheel's-and mechanism for adjustments of the tail support. Fig. 8 is a 90 vertical I section, at line 8-8 of Fig. 13 orline 8--8 of Fig.. 9, of the vertical driving: shaft mounted in the column andof a bevel gear and clutch mechanism relating to the speedgear shaft. Fig. 9 is a 90 'transver'se'section, at line -9'-9 of Fig. 8. Fig. 10 isa top view of the starting lever, partly in section at a line corresponding to line 10-10 of Fig.2. Fig.-10 1s a sideview fof the starting lever, showing the-same in neutral position in full lines, and indicating driving and reverse-driving positions thereof in a dotted lines. Fig. 11 is an end vi'ew'of the spindle feed drive,- diagrammatically illus-,. i

trated. Fig. 12 is an illustration of they spindle feed drive developed on the line 12-'12 of Fig. 11, the development being in section on line 12-'12. Fig. 13' is a front elevation of the :spindle drive mechanism,. 1 partly in section on a. part of line 4+4 of. Fig. 14 or of v Fig. 2: Fig. 14 is, an endview of the 'spindle drive mechanism, partly in section through the stop and index-plate for the spindle feed change mechanism at line 1414 of Fig. 3. As the drawings are somewhat complex,

owing to the location in accordance with this invention of aconsiderable-number of" reversible mechanisms mostly having .sev-

eral functions each withinthe small compass 7 of the tool-spindle-carrying saddle, it will dle column from an -d'toward the-operator by manual operation of a hand-wheel,as

-beuseful to state briefly and preliminarily justments', to wit:-1. Traverse of the sadshown, by an-inner hand-wheeL- 2. Rapidly locating (approximately) the saddle co bypower applied to the inner hand-wheel sleeve and taken from a constant speed driving shaft.) 3. Pr'ogressively moving the sad- 'dle column by power from and toward the zin'its traverse from and toward the operator,

operator for milling. 4. Adjustment of the saddle on'its column by manual operation I of a hand-wheel; as'show'n, by an outer.

hand-:wheel. 5. Rapidly locating (approxi-"., mately) thexposition Sof the saddle on column by power applied to the'outr hand wheel shaft and" derived from a. constant iaa speed driving shaft. 6. Progressively moving the saddle onits column by power for milling. 7. Longitudinal adjustment of the tool-spindle by manual adjustment of a hand-wheel. 8. Rapidly adjusting (approximately) the tool-spindle lengthwise by power applied to the shaft of its hand-wheel. 9. Progressively moving the tool-spindle for boring or drilling. The outer and inner hand-wheels for the column. and saddle respectively, are made concentric. The concentric arrangement makes it feasible to use hand-wheels of a large diameter, and therefore of correspondingly increased leverage, with great convenience and ease by the operator.

Although it is obviously important in large-sized machines of this type that all of the'operating parts that are to be actuated at the will of the operator shall be within his reach-without the necessity of walking about the machine, yet heretofore many machines of this type have been so constructed as to require an undue amount of walking about them by the operator in order to bring their requisite movements into play; and it is one of the objects of this invention to bring all those parts which the operator is required to manipulate practically into his reach from one standing-place, in practice from a relatively small-sized foot-plate shown in the drawings. In this connection it is noted that the starting lever 21; the spindle-feed. hand-wheel 110; the clamping nut 82 for the power feed; the feed-reversing block 65; the adjusting-nut 57 for the spindle bearing; the columntraversing hand-wheel 117; the saddle .traversing hand-wheel 121; the traverse lever 146 for the milling-feed; the speed back gear lever 43; the feed-change lever 86; the feed back gear lever 92;- and the bevel gears 4 and 5, and are adapted to start, stop or reverse the speed gear shaft 8. Driving shaft 1 is splined to, and passes through, sleeve 9 on which the clutch bevel.

gears 4 and 5 are mounted, the sleeve passing freely through the gears and rotating with driving shaft 1. Splined respectively on the upper and lower end portions of sleeve 9 are two friction cones 10 and 11 adapted to engage clutches 6 and 7, which are respectively longitudinally adjustable by means of nuts 12 and 13 threaded on cally opposite the other and each having rounded ends 17 (Fig. 8) engaging collar 18. These fingers also en age sleeve 9 by means of the projection 1 2 (Fig. 8). As the clutches are shown in Fig. 8, neither of them'is in operative contact with the cones 10 and 11. -Hence, although driving shaft 1 may be rotating, the speed gear shaft 8 is'stationary; but if collar 18 is forced longitudinally in one direction or the other, it will ride over the corresponding rounded ends 17 and cause the projection 17 2 to move the slide 9. If nut 12 has been properly adjusted, cone 10 will be forced into operating contact with clutch 6, causing bevel gear 4 to turn, and hence turn bevel gear 19 which is keyed to speed gear shaft 8. If collar 18 is forced in the other direction, then clutch 7 will be forced into action and gear 19 caused to revolve in a direction opposite to that caused by clutch 6.

Collar 18 is moved by means of a yoke 20 (Figs. 10 and 11) which is journaled in the starting lever 21, which is fulcrumed on pin 22 in the bracket 23 fastened to the saddle 24. Lever 21 extends outside of the saddle asufficient distance to be accessible to the operator and to admit of easy operation (see Fig. 2). Located on this lever is a detent 25 (Fig. 10) adapted to engage any one of three notches 26 (Fig. 11) and thus hold the lever 21 in any one of three positions, so that the speed gear shaft 8 will have either a direct motion, or a reverse motion, or no motion. a

" The machine comprises a mechanismfor giving the tool-carrying spindle or boring" bar 270 a plurality of rotative speeds, any one of which is readily obtainable at the will of the operator. This spindle is journaled in, and thus carried by, the saddle, which is shown as a post movable up and down on a column; but the saddle may be a stationary post in some embodiments of my invention, which is not limited to the use either of a movable saddle or to a'column of any kind.

The speed gear shaft 8 (Fig. 5) is jour- .na1ed in bushings 8 and 8 in the saddle 24, and has keyed to its pinion 27 having the function of a speed-change gear. Keyed to this pinion 27 are four other speed-change gears, 28, 29, 30. and 31, which revolve at a constant speed with speed gear shaft 8, the

speed of which is constant.

Splined to the working frame shaft 32,

journaled in bushings 41 and 41' (Figs. 4 and 14), on the manually operated rocking '10 1 the gears '36 and 37' may be positively adapted to engage any one of the speeda change gears 27 28, 29, 30 and 31, one at'a tionwith the speed-*changegears 27, 28, 29,.

time, and thus secure for tumbler shaft 32 any one of five rotative speeds.

clutch gears 36 and 37, that are adapted to rotate freely on the back gear shaft 38 and bushing 39 respectively; but either one ofclutched to the back gear shaft 38 by the clutch 40, which is splinedto the back gear shaft 38 and has teethadapted to engage corresponding teeth on either of the gears 36 and 37. Theselatter gears each have five 'di-lferent speeds through their connec- 30 and-31 and honsequently the back gear shaft 38 can, at thewill of the operator, be given any'one'oftenarotative speeds. Back gear shaft 38. is journaled in bushings 39 and 42 in saddle .24; and'these bushings form a'fulcrum for the rocking'frame 33.

When the lever 21 is in the position shown by full lines in Fig. 10, the friction cones 10 and '11. are both disengaged from g the clutch.: nembers 6 and 7, and consequently thejspeed gear shaft 8 is stationary. To obtain anydesired one of saidv speeds,

in one rotative direction or .the other ofshaft 8,-'the starting lever 2l'is first thrown into one of the two positions shown by dotted lines in- Fig. 10', thus engaging either clutch 6 t friction; cone '10, or engaging.

clutch 7 with friction cone- 11.

and 13) is next thrown-into. engagement with one of'the clutchgears 36 or 37 by operating the speed back gear lever 43 (Fig. 6).

This oscillates the shaft :44, which-issup ported in a bearing in the saddle 24-(Fig.

5) and has in one.end,a ipin;-45 adapted to; work in groove 45 130 give longitudinal motion to the clutch 40:in either direction, depending upon which direction the lever43 is moved. Next, the sliding gear 34 is thrown into mesh with the proper speed-change gears27, 28, 2.9,. 30 or 31, "as follows: Fas tened in the rocking frame 33 is a fixed shaft 46 r (Fig. 4) "forming part of frame 33 "andupon whichslides a tumbler47 which is formed with an arm 47 that engages an annular groove 47* in the sliding gear 34. Tumbler 47 has an arm '47 (Figs. 1 and 14) provided with, ajknurled speed-change pin 49'which isadapted to engage any one of live holes 203'in the stop and index-plate 50,

" the latter being fastened to the saddle cover 51. The pin 49 is withdrawn from a hole with, for instance, the gear 27 (Figsl 13 and v r 1 Shaft 32 has keyed to it a gear 34 and a .pmion' 35 which, respectively mesh with The tumbler 47 may be moved so as to slide the gear 34 in line with anyone the frame 33 is swung, throwing gear 34 into :mesh with a predetermined changeggear,and the knurled pin'49is made to enter one of said holes ,in vthe plate 50,

thereby locking the frame 33 and the sliding gear 34 in desired position.

To .accomplish the just described shaft 38 and hence of the too1-spindle 270,

the operator is supposed to take the lever 21 in one hand and the knurled pin 49 in the other.

Plate 50 is convenientlyformed 'with opera tion of changing thespeed. of the'back gear of the gears 28, 29,- 30 or 31;"after which marginal notches 200 that are adapted to receive the guide pin 201 when. the arm 47 a hole 203.. Keyed to back gear shaft 38 a pinion 43 which meshes with a gear 44, the latter being keyed to a spindle-driving sleeve 53 journaled in a cylindrical block 54 fastened in the saddle.

The sleeve is splined to I spindle", 270, preferably by two, diametrically opposite, splines .70, so that thethrust i. J

ofthe gear 44 is all taken by the frame piece 54, in which the sleeve is,-,j'ournaled.' Spindle 270 is-journaled in saddle24'by 'thei well. known split conical bearings 55 and 56,

which can be adjusted 'by the'spindle-bear I ing'ad-justing nuts 57 and 58 respectively. Splines a: are loose in the opposite lengthwise-extending spline grooves 00, so that the spindle is endwise movable through the spindle-driving sleeve when the sleeve and the spindle are rotated. I

I will now describe the spindle-feeding mechanism (see Figs. 11 and 12). Concentric with and keyed to one end of the back gear shaft 38 (Fig. 4)-.is a pinion 59 which i meshes with an internal gear 60 rotatively mounted on a stud 61 fastened in the oscillatable, feed reversing block 65.. A pinion 60? which is'a part of the internal gear 60 meshes with a pinion 62, adapted to rotate on the .stud 63 which is fastened in block 65. Fastened'to thisblock is a bracket 64 .in which is a lock pin 67 Block 65. has an annular groove which is engaged by the point of a screw to hold the said block longitudinally. The two pinions 60 and 62 are adapted (independently or one at a time depending on the direction of the desire feed) to engage the spurgear 66 (Fig. 5). The pinion 60 gives a forward feed; and the intermediate pinion 62 gives a reversed feed. By'properly oscillatingblock 65,either adapted to enter any one of three holes 67 c (Fig. 2) in the saddle 2 1, respectively, giving direct, reverse, 'or no feed.

The gear 66 (Fig 5) is fastened to a shaft 68 journaled in the saddle 24L. Loosely mounted on this shaft are four changespeed gears, 68, 69, 70 and 71, respectively adapted to be keyed to the said shaft by the spring pull spline This spline is fastened to a rod 73 adapted to move longitudinally in a concentric hole in the shaft 68. The said four change-speed gears respectively engage a cone of gears 74, 75, 76 and 77, forming a solid cone of gears loosely mounted on the spindle-feed shaft 78. The gear 74 has a female clutch member 7 1 to engage a cone clutch 79 which, by means of a pin 80, is fastened to'the rod 81 freely mounted in a concentric hole in the spindlefeed shaft 78. Threaded to shaft 78 is an accessible knurled nut 82 engaging a nut 7 and a shoulder g on the rod 81, and adapted by turning it to give longitudinal movement in either direction to rod 81, and hence to make or break operating contact of'the cone 79 with the clutch gear 74. In other words, Iflut 82 is the clamping nut for the power eed.

The rod 73 and hence the spring pull spline 72 are given longitudinal motion as follows: On the end of the rod 73 is an annular groove 7 3 (Figs. 5 and 12) which is engaged by a pin 83 (Fig. 6) in an arm 84: which is fastened to a shaft 85 journaled in the saddle cover 52 and on one end of which is an accessible feed-change lever 86 which, by proper movement, will throw the spring pull spline into driving contact with a predetermined gear. And if the knurl 82 is turned to force the cone 79 into driving contact with the gear74, thenthe spindle-feed shaft 78 will be positively rotated. The thrust of the cone 79 is taken by the split Washer 87 (Figs. 5 and 12), which engages an annular groove 78* in the shaft 78 (Fig. 12). Fastened to the spindle-feed shaft 78 is a spindle-feed hand-wheel 110. Loosely mounted on spindle-feed shaft 78 .(Figs. 5 and 12) are two toothed clutch gears 88 and 89 adapted to be independently -"-ver 92, the proper movement of which effects engagement or disengagement of the clutch.

The clutch gear 88 (Figs. 5 and 12) meshes with the gear 93, which has a pinion 94 and is rotatively mounted on a stud 95 rotating in the saddle 24:. The pinion 94 meshes with the gear 96 keyed to the clutch gear 89. Thus the gear 93 and pinion 94 form what is commonly called a back gear, between the clutch gears 88 and 89. Hence the spindle-feed shaft 78 has four direct feeds and four back gear feeds. The clutch gear 89 meshes with the gear 97 (Fig. 12), through the idler gear 95 fast on stud 95. Clutch gear 88 is formed with teeth 310 that are engageable by teeth 311 of the clutch 90; and clutch gear 89 has teeth 312 that are engageable by the teeth 313 of the clutch 90. WVhen clutch 90 and gear 88 are clutched, the spindle-feed nut 103 is rotated slowly through gear 88; gears 93 and 94; gear 96; gear 89; gears 95; 97; 98; 100, and 101. When clutch 90 and clutch gear 89 are clutched, the spindle-feed nut is rotated more rapidly through gears 89; 95; 97; 99; 100; and 101.

The operation of the spindle-feed mechanism is as follows: Assuming the gear 97 stationary, and spindle 270 rotating, and

hence gear 53' on sleeve 53 rotating, then which actuates the spindle-feed nut 103 having an internal thread 103* which engages the spiral groove of the spindle. Similarly,

any of three equally spaced pinions 101 on the fixed studs 102 act as intermediates between the double internal gear and the same direction; but if the gear 97 be turned in either direction, by the feed mechanism, the spindle-feed nut 103 will revolve faster or slower than the spindle 270, and hence said spindle'270 will move longitudinally in the predetermined direction, as the-nut 103 is threaded to the bar 270. Hence by turning the spindle-feed hand wheel the spindle can be moved longitudinally. The thrust of the spindle-feed nut 103 is'taken up by the ball bearings 104 and 105, which are kept in proper adjustment by the nut 106. Nut 103 is journaled in a cylindrical block 107 which, t0gether,with"a bonnet 108, is fastened to the saddle 24 by screws 109'. The removal of the bonnet 108 and blocks 107 and 54, together with the saddle covers 51 and 52, allows easy access to or disassembling of the saddle mechanism.

The saddle is gibbed to the column-3 (Fig. 5) and adapted to slide vertically thereon, and the column is gibbed to the bed 11.1 (Fig. l) and adapted to slide horizontally thereon. The column-traversing hand-wheel and column traversing mechanism and the sadtile-traversing hand-wheel and saddleshaft 115; This shaft is supported by suitable bearingin the column 3(Fig. 1) an'd has 'on its lower end a pinion 12.0 meshing with rack 1116, -which is. fixed and extends ,ffrom-thefront to the rear of the columnsupporting bed 111. I The columntraversing hand-wheel 117 (Fig. 5) haskeyed to it a double toothed clutch 118 which is adapted to move longitudinally with the said hand w-h'eel. On the hollow shaft 112 .is keyed. a'toothed sleeve 1'19, .so l"{that when the column-traversing 2o hand-wheelis moved inwardly, the teeth 301 on clutch 118 will engage the teeth 302 on sleeve 119. Hence, if thecolumn-travers ing hand-Wheel .117 is turned while tlius clutched, thecolumn-traversin'g shaft 115 (Fig.1) will be rotated, and the pinion 1'20, engaging rack 116, will, traverse co'lunm 3- on the bed 111, either rearwardly or forwardly,

de' ending on ,the direction in which the 'w eel-.117 is turned. .The foregoing relates to manualv traverse of the column. Insuch be in its neutral position. .1"

manual traverse, the traverse levers-146 must ,{f Hence the spindlesfeed. shaft 78 and the v, The saddle is given vertical motion by" spindle 270, as well as the column and saddle turning the saddle-traversing hand-wheel;

.121 whichiskeyed fat-30410 21. clutch .1 12,

' which is: ky'ediat, soe'iito a shafif l23 passin g through, and journal'ed at its forward position in, theihollow v shaft- 112, "and at the.

other end-'jjournaled. saddle/24.. -.This s ft"l jh s-k y d taa Wor 24-(F 5)' which. meslies g-withda worm gear 125 (Fig; ,6), which has keyed to a a rack pinio 126., bothfjourn'aled 0&1 a stud T127. rim- 's um 3. Henc'e,:" by turning the "saddlemoved upioridown onthe column 3(Fig1),

as" -ltlesired, The; angle of, the teeth, ofthe .wom;;124;and gear l25fis made-.s'o thatfthe 'weightof the saddle will-not cause the shaft 123 gtojturn. The foregding.relates'tolthe,

' connect the spindle feed shaft 78"'with spin manuah yertical travers'e 'of the saddle. 5

. -,1 ,q.. obta1n.power/traverse of the saddle,

rotate'l'shaft 131 and spiral gear 130 which meshes with the spiral gear 129.. Gear130 is splined to..shaft 131, and the latter is journaled in bearings in the saddle cover 52 andbracket .132. In this bracket is journaled a sleeve 133 having clutch teeth 133'. Fastened this sleeve is a gear meshing 126 meshes'fiwithla rack .128 fastened to col with a (pinion 135 fastened to a gear 136 an adapts, to rotate on the stud 137.

On speed gear shaft 8 is .a pinion 438 which is connected to the gear 136' through the intermediate idler gears 139 and 140 respectively' mounted on studs 141 and 142. Fa stened to. the shaft 131 is a toothed clutch 143 adapted to mesh with the toothed clutch 133. On the rapid traverse shaft 131 is is disengaged fromthe clutch 133, and the gear 149 is mesh with the gear 74 (Fig. 5),.and hence the rapid traverse shaft 131 may have any one of four speeds obtainable,

from the change-feed gears 68, 69, 70 or 71. Andhence the column or saddle may respectively have any of these feeds, and in either direction, by using the reverse obtained by the gears mounted on the block 65,

as has already been explained.

When the traverse lever 146 is in the extreme right hand position, the clutch 143-is in engagement with clutch 133 and the gear 149 is .in mesh with gear 150.

feeds, are now indirectly driven from pinion 138 on shaft 8, and at a-rapid speed so as to allow rapid traverse of the column and sad I dle. This drive is from pinion 138 through idler gear 139 on stud 141; idler gear 140 onff.

stud; 142; and idler gear136 Ion stud137,

ge'an 134. Gears139, 140an 1 136,;mesh one v which carries a gear l35 thatmeshes with with another, and are respectivelv -loose on their studs 141,142 and 137. These studs are fixed in the saddle; When clutch 143 fast on .Shaft, 131'- is interlocked with clutch ,teeth l33 of sleeve. 133 towhich gear 134'is --.',fast," shaft- 131 rotated, gear 149 .being I 'then position, as. indicated- .by dotted lines m-.-Fig. 6,..to.engagegear150 (Fig.5)

iiirlliclris fasten spindle feed shaft 78.. As already set forth, certain devices operatively i: 5-=When.the traverse-lever 146 is inits yer tical or central position, clutch .143 is. out of 149 is out of mesh withgears 74 and. .1 50. 'Hencethe column-traversing and saddletraversing hand-wheels 117 and 121.can be.

turnedby hand; and if properly clutched as hereinbefore explained, they will move the column or "saddle respectively.

. The rapid traverse of the spindle. or colengagement with clutch 133, and pinioninto its left-hand position, gear 149 will be in Fig. 8, the rapid traverse being obtained from shaft 8 through the idlers, as already described. But to obtain the rapid traverse of the spindle, the gear 149 has to engage gear 150, and consequently gear 150 and cone clutch 79 are keyed together by key d (Fig. 12), and clutch 79 and spindle-feed shaft 78 are keyed together at in (Figs. 5

' and 12), so that rotation of gear 150 effects a traverse of the spindle whenever clutch 90 .is in engagement with either gear 88 or 96.

WVhen the traverse lever 146 is thrown in mesh with gear 74, and clutches 143 and 133 will be disengaged. Then rotation of gear 74 will rotate gear 149 and shaft 131 on which the spiral gear 130 is keyed, thus driving spiral gear 129 which is splined to the column-traversing hand-wheel 117 by spline 300. By pushing hand-wheel 117 rearwardly, the clutches 301 and 302 will be engaged and the power traverse of the column for milling operation obtained. The

, mill power traverse of the saddle is obtained by pulling the hand-wheel 117 forward to engage clutches 305 and 306.

All the manually controlled levers and hand-wheels for the saddle-contained mechanisms are located on the saddle,'so that the operator may devote the maximum amount of time and attention to the work being done by the machine and not lose time by walking about it. The spirally grooved toolspindle construction permits the use of a tool-spindle of great length. The construction also does not cause a thrust or unbalanced strain on the spindle,.as both the sleeve 53 and nut 103 and its thread 103* are of an interior diameter slightly larger 5 than the diameters ofthe spindle and the thread thereon.

The spindle has a similar clearance in the spindle-driving sleeve 53, so that the spindle rests only in its end bearings 55 and 56, and the nut 103 is in contact with the spindle onlywhen the sides of its thread 103* contact with the side walls of the spiral groove 103** of the spindle. The clearance in sleeve 53 is marked a; in

put 103 it is marked 12.

Machines recently built show the feeding mechanism to be very sensitive, the cutting of a 4 inch .drill being felt at the hand-wheel 110, the bar 270 being 3],; inches in diameter. The spirally threaded tool-carrying spindle is lengthwise actuated from the cone gears 68*, 69, 70 and 71, that are successively thrown into operation by a lengthwise movement of the slidable key 72 whereby these four cone gears are severally fixed, at the will of the operator, to their shaft. The

cone gear 68 meshes with cone gear 74;.

the cone gear 69 withthe cone gear 75; the

cone gear 70 with the cone gear 76, and the cone gear 71 with the cone gear 77; andthe movement of each of these two intermeshing pairs of cone gears is ultimately communicated to the spirally grooved spindle through the intermediate nut 103 and other parts already described.

It is to be noted that the spindle, although rotating, will not move endwise unless the clutch member 7 4 that is a part of the cone gear 74 is clutched to the feed shaft 78 by engagement with the clutch member 79 slidably mounted on shaft 78. When the clutch members 74 and 79 are out of engagement, the spindle is rotated without endwise movement orfeed. When such clutch members are in engagement, the spindle is rotated and also fed endwise.

The location of the motor at the top of the column 3 and its connection at that point with the shaft 1 which transmits power to the gearing inclosed in the saddle is very convenient and efficient, and eliminates the use of many otherwise necessary gears and shafts. The machine can be started,stopped and reversed independently of the motor by actuation of the starting lever 21. As be fore stated, the column can be traversed by hand or by power in either direction, and the machine'can be readily used for milling. The outboard bearing has vertical and horizontal traverses the same as the main column, and is adapted for supporting long boring bars, as will be readily understood by all skilled in the art; but the arrangement of the outboard bearing is such that it may be kept at all times parallel with the main column 3, the saddle of which, as already in-- dica'ted, can be moved in either direction for vertical milling, the saddle being adjustable either by power or by hand.

A striking advantage of the present invention is that the full traverse of the spindle is obtained without re-setting, regardless of its length, the feeding mechanism of the spindle being controlled by means of the rotary spindle-feeding nut and connected mechanism, permitting any length of feed of the spindle without re-clamping it, and making the feed positive and more uniform than the ordinary gear feed. This described arrangement of the spindle-feed is very sensitive, in consequence of the fact that the spindle, spindle-feed nut and related mechanisms rotate together, thereby minimizing friction. The spindlefeed nut 103 is provided with a heavy annular flange y which runs between the ball thrust bearings 104 and-105 the bearings taking the end thrust of the spindle in either direction and transferring the thrust direct to the saddle.

It is to be understood that where I use the expression rapid traverse" movement l or the like in the present description and claims, I mean the relatively high speed and 168* is always insured, and these col- .umns may be moved-rearwardly and for- -Wardly in parallelism, as already described,

movements for bringing the tool on the tool spindle to operative position as efi'ected from the shaft 8. through the gears 138,

139, 140, etc., to the shaft 131 and gear 149 and thence to effect the required movement by transmission to gear 74 or150, according as it is required to transmit rapid traverse to the column or saddle, or to the spindle. Likewise where I use the expression operative movement or feed movement I means the transmission from shaft 8 through change gears "to shaft 38 and through the other reducing and change gears inside of the saddle housing; the foregoing however to be understood with'certain exceptions, e. 9., as to the endwise movement of the tool spindle, that movement Y which is its rapid traverse movement to bring a rotary'tool' to operative position when the machine is to be utilized for milling or drilhng, is its operative movement when the machine is to be used for splining,

key-seating or other reciprocating tool operations.

The tail support column or outboard-bearing 168 has mounted on it a vertically mov- (Fig. 2). The sleeve 160 has fastened to :one end a hand-wheel 164, and to the other able saddle 158 which is operated by a handwheel 159 fastened to a shaft 157 (Fig. 7) ournaled in a sleeve 160. On the other end of this shaft is keyed a bevel gear 161 meshing with a bevel gear '162 rotatablymounted in said saddle and threaded to a fixed screw 163. Hence, by turning handwheel 159 in the proper direction, the saddle 158 is moved up or 'down on column 168 end-a worm 165 which meshes with a gear 166 journaled in saddle 158V and splined to the shaft-167 (Fig.1). This shaft is supported by bearings in oolumni168, and has on one .end a pinion 169 (Fig. 1) meshing with a rack' 170 fastened to the bed 155. i g

f Y Fastened to bed 111 of column 3 is a floor- {15 plate 151 (Fig. 3) provided with T slots and 'havinga rack 152 adapted to mesh with a" l pinion" 153 (Fig. 2)' onstud 154 which is ",journaled in the bed 155. This stud is squared. at its upper'end for reception. of'a wrench in. adjusting the; position of bed 155 always parallelftotlie ways'ofbed 111.

Thus, by op'erationof pinion 153, the -col-' umn 168 of the outboard vbearing may be moved laterally from and to'the column 3' that" carries the s indle-supporting saddle;

andffixed parallel sm of the two columns '3 so vthat whenever desired, the tool spindle may be journaled' at one portion in the bore 400 of the saddle 158.

What I claim is 2- 1. A multiple use machine,.comprising a "tool spindle, a mounting therefor arranged to permit said spindle to turn' on its axis, to move lengthwise, and to be moved laterally, separate driving c'onnections for effecting each of said movements, and means for rendering'any one of said connections inoperative at will without affecting the operation of any of the other said connections.

2. A multiple use machine, comprising a tool spindle mounted for turning movement on its axis, for endwise movement, and for lateral movement, separate driving connections for effecting each of said movements, said driving connections being individually disconnectible at will, and the connection for effecting endwise movement, including a change speed device.

3. A multiple use machine, comprising a tool 'spindl mounted for turning movement on its axis, for endwise movement, and for lateral movement, separate driving connections for efi'ectingeach of said movements, said driving connections being individually disconnectible at will, andthe connections for efl'ectingturnin'g movement and endwise movementof the spindle each including a change speed device, said change speed devices'being adaptedto coiiperate to cause the turning movement of the tool to be in any desired ratio to the endwise feed thereof.

.4. A multiple use machine, comprising a tool spindle, a bearing support in which said spindle is mounted for rotation and endwise movement, .ways on which said bearing support is movable to shift said spindle laterally, and separate power connections for rotating said spindle'and moving it endwise in its bearing support and for 7 moving said bearing support on its ways,

each of said power connections havingan individual disconnectible portion.

5. A multiple use machine, comprising a base, a column rising therefrom, a saddle slidably supported on said column, a horizontal tool spindle'mounted in said saddle for rotation and endwisemovement, and driving connections for moving the saddle on said column, for rotating thei spindle, and for moving it endwise, there being provision" for disengaging. said connectionsto any of. said parts at will while retaining.

operative connections to the other parts selectively;

6. A multiple use machine, comprising a base, a column rising therefrom, a saddle guided on said column, a tool spindle mounted for rotation and endwise movement in said saddle, a single source of power, and separate connections from said power source turning movement,

for moving said saddle on said column, moving'said spindle endwise in said saddle, and rotating said spindle, each of said connections being individually disengageable at Will.

7. A multiple use machine, comprising a base, a column arising therefrom, a saddle guided in vertical ways on said column, a tool spindle mounted for rotation and endwise movement in said saddle, a single power source extending up through said column, and separate individually controllable connections from said power source for moving said saddle on its Ways, for moving said spindle endwise, and for rotating said spindle, said connections for rotating said spin-' dle and for moving it endwise each including a change speed device.

8. A multiple use machine, comprising a base, a column rising therefrom and laterally movable on the base, a saddlevertically guided on said column, a horizontal spindle mounted for rotation and endwise movement in said saddle, and separate powerconnections for moving said column on said base, for moving said saddle on said col-' umn, for rotating said spindle, and for moving it endwise, each of said connections having provision for disengagement at will.

9. A multiple use machine, comprising a base, a column rising therefrom and laterally adjustable thereon, a saddle vertically slidable on said column, a spindle mounted for rotation and endwise movement in said saddle, a single power source vertically arranged in said column and having separate connections for moving said column on the base, said saddle on the column, for rotating said spindle and moving it endwise, each of said connections having provision for disconnection at the saddle.

10. A multiple use machine, comprising a saddlemounted for vertical movement, a spindle mounted for rotation and endwise movement in said saddle, and driving connections for imparting either alone or both of said movements to said spindle at will.

11; A multiple use machine, comprising a saddle mounted for "ertical movement, a spindle mounted for rotation and endwise movement in said saddle, and driving connections for imparting either alone or both of said movements to said spindle at will, said connections having provision for varying the rate .of turning movement of the spindle relative to the rate of endwise movement thereof. K

12. A multiple use machine comprising a tool spindle mounted for both endwise and driving connections therefor comprising means which will permit endwise movement in both directions without turning and also means t6 permit turning Without endwise movement at will.

13. A multiple use machine comprising a tool spindle mounted for both endwise and turning movement, driving connections therefor comprising means which will permit endwise movement in both directions without turning and also means to permit turning without endwise movement, said means having provision for effecting both turning and endwise movement in variable and determinate ratios at will.

14. A multiple use machine, comprising a tool spindle mounted in bearings for rotation and endwise movement, and driving connections therefor arranged to move said spindle in its bearings to effect movement of a given point on a tool carried by said spindle either in a circle transverse of said spindle, forward and backward at will in a straight line lengthwise of said spindle, or in any one of a series of spiral paths of definitely varied pitch between such limits.

15. A multiple use machine, comprising a tool spindle, driving connections arranged to effect rotary and endwise movement of said spindle in variable ratios, or either movement without the other, and a mounting for said spindle having provision to effect power driven lateral movement of the spindle. y

16. A multiple use machine, comprising a tool spindle having driving connections for imparting rotary and endwise movement thereto in definitely Varied ratios, or either movement without the other, a mounting separate connections for efiecting all of said movements, there being provision on 'said spindle mounting for disengaging each connection at will.

17. A machine of the kind described comprising a horizontal tool spindle, a saddle in which said spindle is mounted for rotary and endwise movement, an upright column on which said saddle is mounted for vertical movement, and an upright driving shaft journaled on said column, said saddle being formed as a gear box and providinga housing containing within itself complete trains of gearing for rotating the spindle at variable rates and feeding it endwise at variable rates.

18. A machine of the kind described, comprising a horizontal tool spindle, a saddle in which said spindle is mounted for rotary and endwise movement, and a column on which said saddle is vertically slidable, said saddle being formed as a gear box contain- I 19. A multiple use machine, comprising a tool spindle, power driving connectlons arranged to efl'ect rotary and endwise movement of said spindle in variable ratios, and means for separately reversing the direction of rotary and endwise movement so that the direction of either movement may be reversed without the other.

20. A multiple use machine, comprising a tool spindle, driving connections arranged to effect rotary and endwise movement of said spindle, said connections for effecting rotary movement having provision for changes of speed and also for disconnection, and being arranged to hold the spindle against rotary movement at will while operative for endwise movement.

21. A machine of the class described, comprising a tool spindle, a support therefor with spaced apart bearings in which said spindle is mounted for rotatable and endwise movement, a drive sleeve having a separate bearing in said support and engaging said spindle to turn the same, and other means having a separate bearing in said support for moving the spindle endwise.

22. A machine of the class described, comprising a tool spindle, a support having spaced apart bearings in which said spindle is mounted for rotary and endwise movement, a driving sleeve mounted concentrically with said spindle in a separate bearing of said support in splined engagement with the spindle, and a second sleeve having separate bearing in said support in endwise moving engagement with said spindle.

23 A machine of the class described, comprising a saddle, a spindle mounted for rotation and endwise movement in spaced apart bearingsthereof, said spindle having a spline groove and a spiral groove thereon, a driving sleeve and a nut sleeve mounted in separate bearings of said saddle between said spindle bearings and engaging said spindle for rotation and endwise movement thereof respectively.

24:. A machine of the class described, comprising a tool spindle, power driving connections for imparting rotary and endwise movement thereto or either at will with the other disconnected, and means for imparting either movement by hand with the power drive disconnected.

25. A machine of the class described, comprising a base, a vertical column laterally movable thereon, a saddle vertically guided on said column, a tool spindle rotatable and endwise movable in said saddle, a single power drive extending up through said column, and devices carried by said saddle for efiecting a controlled actuation of said column, said saddle, and said spindle from said single power drive, or an actuation of said parts selectivelyat will.

26. A machine of the class described, comprising a base, a vertical column laterally movable thereon, a saddle vertically guided on said column, a tool spindle rotatable and endwise movable in said saddle, and means for controlling the movement of the column on the base from the saddle.

27. A machine of the class described, comprising a base, a vertical column laterally movable thereon, a saddle vertically guided on said column, a tool spindle rotatable and endwise movable in said saddle, means for controlling the movement of the column on the base from the saddle, and means for controlling and varying the rotary and endwise movement of the spindle from the saddle, there being a single prime drive shaft extending up through said column for imparting actuation to all of said parts. 28. A machine of the class described, com-' prising a tool spindle, a saddle in which said spindle is mounted for rotary and endwise movement, a column on which said saddle is vertically slidable, a base on which said column is movably mounted, power driving means having a prime motive shaft extending vertically up the column for rotating said spindle, for moving it endwise and for moving said saddle on said column, said means having provision operable at the saddle from one position of an operator for disconnection to each of said parts, and means for moving each of said parts manually with the power drive disconnected;

29. A machine of the'class described, comprising a tool spindle, a saddle in which said spindle is mounted for rotation and endwise movement having provision housed therein for efiecting the same, ways on which said saddle is vertically slidable, power driving means for rotating said spindle and moving it endwise, adapted to also rotate it without endwise movement, and means for moving said spindle endwise manually at will;

30. A machine of the class described, comprising a tool spindle mounted for rotary and endwise movement, means for rotating said spindle and moving it endwise, formed and adapted to also rotate it without endwise movement, said means having provision for turning the spindle with a relatively slow powerful movement for boring or the like, or at a relatively high rate of speed for milling, at will, and means for moving the spindle bodily laterally by power while said rotating means is operative, at will.

ing movement to the spindle as required for boring and the like, or a relatively high rate of speed for milling, at will, and means for imparting power feed movement between the tool spindle and work in a direction transverse of the's indle, at will.

32. A machine 0 the class described, comprising a tool spindle, and mechanism for imparting rotary, endwise movement thereto, said mechanism consisting in a difierential device for imparting endwise feed having a rotary nut cooperative with the" spindle, and a change speed device for imparting relatively slow powerful turning movement to said spindle, or a relatively high rate of speed for the purpose stated, there being also provision for reversing the rotation of the spindle, and means for imparting power feed movement between the tool spindle and work in a direction transverse of the spindle, at will.

33. A machine of the class described, comprising a tool spindle, and mechanism for effecting rotary, endwise movement thereof, consisting in a differential device having a nut engaged with the spindle for moving it endwise and a change speed device for effecting rotary movement of the spindle at different rates for the purpose stated, there being provision for reversing the direction of endwise movement of the spindle and also for reversing its direction of turning movement, and means for imparting power feed movement between the tool spindle and work in a direction transverse of the spindle, at will.

34. A machine of the class described, comprising a tool spindle and mechanism for imparting rotary, endwise movement there.

to, consisting in a nut engaged with the spindle for feeding it endwise, a planetary gear system arranged to control the movement of said nut with a member remaining stationary when the nut turns at the same rate as said spindle, means for imparting variable movement to said member, and means for rotating the spindle at a rela-o tively low rate for boring and the like, or at a relatively high rate for milling, and

-means for imparting power feed movement a between the tool spindle and work in a direction transverse of the spindle, at will.

35. A machine of the class described, comprising a tool spindleand mechanism for imparting rotary, endwise movement thereto, consisting in a change speed device for h turning the spindle at variable rates for the purpose stated and a differential device for imparting endwise movement to thespindle,

7 there being provision for rendering said differential device inoperative, and means for reversing the direction of movement of the spindle at will, and means for imparting power feed movement between the tool spindle and work in a direction transverse of the spindle, at will.

36. A machine of the class described, comprising a tool spindle mounted in spaced apart bearings and mechanism for imparting rotary and endwise movement thereto, consisting in adrive sleeve splined to the spindle for turning the same, and a nut sleeve engaged with the spindle for moving it endwise, each of said sleeves having bearings separate from the spindle bearings, and being fitted to said spindle with provision for clearance relative thereto.

37. A machine of the class described, comprising a tool spindle, means for rotating the same, mechanism for efi'ecting endwise movement thereof, consisting in a planetary gear device, having an element remaining stationary to permit the spindle to be rotated without moving endwise, and having connections for hand control whereby the spindle may be moved endwise when either at rest or in motion, and means for imparting power feed movement between the tool spindle and work in a direction transverse of the spindle, at will.

38. A machine of the class described, comprising a tool spindle, means for rotating the same, mechanism for effecting endwise,

movement thereof, consisting in a planetary gear device, having an element remaining stationary to permit the spindle to be ro tated without moving endwise, with connections to be driven by power at variable speeds, and another connection for hand control, whereby endwise movement of the spindle may be effected when it is either at rest or turning, and means for imparting power feed movement between the tool spindle and work in a direction transverse of the spindle, at will.

39. The combination of a main driving shaft; a forward clutch mechanism connected therewith; a reverse clutch mechanism connected therewith, and a starting lever for operating either of said clutches; a gear for each of said clutch -mechanisms; agear meshing with said two clutch gears, and a shaft on which said gear is fixed; a series of speed-change gears on said shaft; a speed back gear mechanism, and means under the control of the operator for connecting and disconnecting the speed change gears with the speed back gears; a driving pinion shaft; a driving pinion thereon, and means for connecting said driving pinion with the main shaft; a saddle; a spirally grooved spindle carried by the saddle; a spindle sleeve on the spindle, and means for connecting the spindle sleeve with the spindle so as to rotate therewith while allowing feed back gears operatively connected with the planetary gear mechanism to drive it; a feed back gear clutch and a feed-change mechanism, the feed back gear clutch being operatively mounted between the feedchange gear mechanism and the feed back gear mechanism and operable to connect or disconnect the feed back gear mechanism with the planetary gear mechanism and also operable to operatively connect the feed change gear mechanism with the planetary gear mechanism; means for throwing the feed-change gear mechanism into or out of operating position at will and a feed-reverse gear mechanism comprising means for throwing it at will into connection with said driving pinion.

40. The combination of a main driving shaft; a forward clutch mechanism connected therewith; a reverse clutch mechanism connected therewith, and a starting lever for operating either of said clutches; a gear for each of said clutch mechanisms; a gear meshing with said two clutch gears, and a shaft on which said gear is fixed; a series of speed-change gears on said shaft; a speed back gear mechanism, and means under the control of the operator for connecting and disconnecting the speed-change gears with the speed hack gears; a driving pinion shaft; a driving pinion thereon; and means for connecting said driving pinion with the main shaft; a saddle; a spirally grooved spindle carried by the saddle; a spindle sleeve on the spindle, and means for connecting the spindle sleeve with the spindle so as to rotate therewith while allowing the spindle to move endwise in said sleeve; a driving gear fixed on said spindle sleeve and meshing with the driving pinion; a gear on said spindle sleeve; a planetary gear mechanism operatively connected with the gear on the spindle sleeve, and a spindle-feed nut on and engaging with the spindle and operatively connected with said planetary gear; feed back gears operatively connected With the planetary gear mechanism to drive it;. a feed back gear clutch and a feed-change mechanism, the feed back gear clutch being operatively mounted between the feedchange gear mechanism and the feed back gear mechanism and operable to connect or disconnect the feed back gear mechanism with the planetary gear mechanism and also operable .to operatively connect the feedchange gear mechanism with the planetary gear mechanism; means for throwing the feed change gear mechanism into or out of operating position at will; a feed-reverse gear mechanism comprising means for throwing it at will into connection with said driving pinion; a milling feed Amechanism comprising a rapid traverse gear; means for throwing said rapid traverse gear into and out of connection with the feedchange gear; means under the control of the operator for connecting said milling feed shaft with a rapid traverse clutch mechanism; said rapid traverse clutch mechanism operatively connected with said milling feed shaft; a series of rapid traverse gears operatively connected with a gear fixed on one of the rapid traverse clutch members; and means for operatively connecting the rapid praverse gears with the speed-change gear ever.

ll. The combination of a shaft with a manually operable saddle-adjusting device mounted thereon and a clutch mechanism for connecting it with or disconnecting it from said shaft; and a manually operable column traverse device operatively connected with said shaft, and a gear inclosing the same; a clutch mechanism for connecting and disconnecting the column traverse.

manually operable device with said gear; a power shaft provided with a gear meshing with the gear in clutch connection with the .column traverse device; a column; a base .therefor, the column being adjust-able on ably mounted on the column; a rotatable,

endwise movable tool-spindle; a column traverse hand-operated device; mechanism operatively connecting the column, the column traverse hand operated device and the base, for manual, reversible traverse of the column on the base; a saddle traverse handoperated device; mechanism operatively connectingthe saddle, the saddle traverse handoperated device and the column, for manual, reversible traverse of the saddle on the column; other mechanism under control of the operator, for securing automatic, reversible traverse of the column; other mechanism, under control of the operator, for securing automatic, reversible traverse of the saddle without use of the saddle traverse handoperated device; a spindle feed mechanism, the speed of which is variable at the will of the operator; and means for varying the speed of said feed; all organized and co operating as a unitary structure.

- L3. The combination of a base; a column slidably, mounted on the base; a saddle slidably mounted on the column; a rotatable and endwise movable tool spindle; a column traverse hand-operated device; mechanism operatively connecting the column, the column traverse hand-operated device and the base, for manual reversible traverse of the column onthe base; asaddle traverse handoperated device; mechanism operatively connecting the saddle, the saddle traverse handoperated device and the column, for manual 

